[MEG33]

Lib piffle!

[sauropod]

Yup. It's our fault. All the looting by the museum curators. All our fault.

< /sarcasm>

[cwb]

Quote:

"Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture. I probably would have violated all my own moral convictions about violence: I would have taken human life to protect these antiquities."

It's nice to know liberals would lay down their life for something...and take a life.

[putupon]

Bryce

Bryce? How thweet.

[rvoitier]

You never heard anything about the treasures until AFTER the fact. Did anyone hear a media-type say, "I hope they protect the treasures in the museums?" Hell No.

Only until after the fact do they weasel around trying to drum-up a story out of anything that could be construed to put a republican in a bad light.

[verity]

Bryce? LOL

[ml/nj]

I sent just sent this to an Israeli left-winger who stopped worring about projectiles from Saddam, and now worries about "cultural treasues":

I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about the supposed lost "cultural treasures." The jury still seems to be out as to whether much of anything real (as opposed to copies) was taken. And even if there were, I don't think that the Iraqis were going to let me come have a look anytime soon. The knowledge about these things hasn't been lost.

ML/NJ

[nothingnew]

Bryce Milligan

Bryce?...uhmmm...never mind...too insensitive to go there.

FMCDH

[Happygal]

Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture. I probably would have violated all my own moral convictions about violence: I would have taken human life to protect these antiquities.

This is a bloke who wouldn't bear arms to protect the rape of women, the mutilation of children, and mass-genocide. But he's worried about, what my late mother would have described, as 'dirt catchers'.

Is it ME? Or do I sense a man with his priorities up his anus? ;-)

[Fzob]

I stopped after the first paragraph. Tripe should never be served on Easter

[Happygal]

This is a war crime, because it is a crime against history itself.

Oh be still my bleeding heart. The melo-drama is just too much!

[PokeyJoe]

Hmmmmmmm . . . , "She was asking to be raped by wearing a short skirt, and showing her nipples. It's her fault. The man who did it was only acting on impulse and you can't blame him."

Do we blame the United States for the crime of those who raped this treasure?

I think not.

Those who stole the treasure are criminals.

The United States has sent this "rape victim" (Iraq) to the hospital (new regime) to collect forensic evidence.

The criminals will be caught.

[Arpege92]

"It does not matter that it was Iraqi's who did the looting. We created the situation that allowed it to happen."


Where was this person when Bill and Hillary were looting the White House? These two took anything that wasn't nailed to the floor!

[Pharlap]

Way to go Bryce Milligan. These "artifacts" were, in your opinion, worth more than human lives. It was alright for Hussein to torture, maim and kill millions, so long as your priceless treasures remained intact. Treasures that most never heard of and fewer saw. By the way, how long have you known about them, and why didn't you go to Baghdad as an "artifacts shield" to protect them. You failed your beliefs, your people, your country, and the entire world. And, now you are trying to shift the blame to President Bush. Well it won't work. I accuse you of committing a most heinous crime: faiure to protect artifacts with your life, if need be. You are a craven, cowardly and crass indiviual. Shame on you.

[Axman4]

To: Bryce Milligan
STFU

[Welsh Rabbit]

Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture. I probably would have violated all my own moral convictions about violence: I would have taken human life to protect these antiquities.

Somehow I doubt it, poof. Anyways, don't get your panties too much in a wad, they have cash value, they'll turn up somewhere.

[Richard Axtell]

Crap. This was an "insurance fire" plain and simple. Keys were used to open cabinets and locked vaults, reproductions and "fakes" were left behind; all indications of an "inside job". Compound this with a history of clues pointing to an ongoing systematic looting of that museum's collection by none other than the chief thief himself, Saddam Hussein, and we have another ill-informed lefty trying to pin anything she can contrive to tarnish what is definately a brilliant victory.
What amazes me is how much such critics strive for the fleeting, temporary polemical advantage these half-baked, un researched opinion pieces garner, and how little they care about the almost inevitable debunking and discredit their claims achieve when all the facts are in. I wouldn't bet on this one being any different.

[FreedomCalls]

The Geneva Convention is clear about the duties of an occupying force in regard to protecting cultural treasures.

Is it? Here is what it says:

Any High Contracting Party in occupation of the whole or part of the territory of another High Contracting Party shall as far as possible support the competent national authorities of the occupied country in safeguarding and preserving its cultural property.

It only says we shall assist the competent national authorities in safeguarding and preserving its cultural property. It says nothing about stopping the competent national authorities from looting their own cultural property.

Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture.

Well, Mr. Miligan, why did you not assist the Marines in Baghdad then? Their recruiting office is open Monday through Saturday at 3837 Binz-Engleman Road in San Antonio. Their telephone number is (210) 225-2997. You'll be there first thing Monday morning right? Or will I find you on your fat butt eating doughnuts like usual?

//crickets chirping//

I thought so.

[dighton]

Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture. (You're a noisy liar.) I probably would have violated all my own moral convictions about violence: I would have taken human life to protect these antiquities.

Every American officer who allowed this to happen should be held to account. This president should be held to account. But there will be no justice in this matter. No one will take responsibility. Bush will not even apologize. All our soldiers will come home as heroes.(Unlike you, ****-for-brains, they DID put their lives on the line).

[albee]

Hey Bryce Baby, in case you didn't know it, WAR IS HELL!

People actually get killed, maimed and wounded and things (like palaces, government buildings and, yes, even museums), get all broken up.

It is unfortunate, but $hit happens.

Quite frankly, as far as I am concerned, the life of one of our brave soldiers is worth more than all of Baghdad's Museums. Also, Iraqis dressed as civilians were firing on our people! Why the hell should our GIs risk walking into a looting mob of IRAQIs, not U.S.Soldiers, to save a piece of pottery or shard of papyrus?

Inquiring minds want to know!